Sago (metroxylon sagu rottboll), the forgotten palm

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 5-17

  Chew, Tek Ann ^a   Md Isa, Abu Hassan bin ^a   Mohayidin, Mohd Ghazali bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acidic soils; Carbohydrate; Policy measures; Profitable; Prospects; Sago (metroxylon sagu rottboll); Small holdings; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033427267     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v14n04_03     Document Type: Article

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